You’ve probably seen the glitzy film version, studded with the scantily clad likes of Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and a not quite so revealing Judi Dench, but apparently, it didn’t really do the original Nine justice.

First performed in 1982, the musical – based on the book by Arthur Kopit with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston - has won five Tony Awards (including best musical) and a bundle of Drama Desk Awards.

Loosely worked around Italian director Federico Fellini’s semi-autobiographical film 8 ½, it tracks the struggles of director Guido Contini in Rome in the incredibly chic sixties. He has a week until his next film begins to shoot and he’s entirely out of inspiration. There’s no script, his personal life is falling apart and now he’s facing the end of his career, his marriage and quite probably, his sanity. Perhaps a dance number would help…

Expect glamour, passion and questions of identity as the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club attempt to really do it justice on stage at the ADC (without the help of Cruz and co, sadly).